[Χριστὸ]ν (?) Μαρία γ(εννᾷ). + Γε[ώργις (?)]
'Mary bears Christ (?). + Georgios (?)'
Text: IGLS 4, no. 1387.
Evidence ID
E01686Saint Name
Mary, Mother of Christ : S00033Saint Name in Source
ΜαρίαType of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)Evidence not before
400Evidence not after
700Activity not before
400Activity not after
700Place of Evidence - Region
Syria with Phoenicia
Syria with PhoeniciaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Apamea on the Orontes
Kafr AqidPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Apamea on the Orontes
Thabbora
Thabbora
Kafr Aqid
Thabbora
ThabboraCult Activities - Protagonists in Cult and Narratives
Other lay individuals/ peopleSource
Fragment of a stone lintel, broken and lost at both ends. Decorated with a carving of a cross within a circle in the centre; remnants of an inscription to the right and left of it. H. 0.38 m; W. 0.80 m; letter height 0.18 m. Numerous ligatures.
Seen and copied by René Mouterde between 1935 and 1938. First published in 1950.Discussion
René Mouterde supposed that the complete text contained one of the presumed expansions of the symbol ΧΜΓ, very frequent in eastern Greek inscriptions. Mouterde believed that here it was used as an apotropaic formula, displayed over the door of a house in order to protect it. The name of the owner of this building, possibly Georgios, might have followed the religious phrase.Bibliography
Edition:
Jalabert, L., Mouterde, R., Mondésert, C., Les inscriptions grecques et latines de la Syrie, vol. 4: Laodicée, Apamène (BAH 61, Paris: P. Guethner, 1955), no. 1387.
Mouterde, R., "A travers l'Apamène", Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph (Beyrouth, Lebanon) 28 (1949-1950), 32-33.
Reference works:
Bulletin épigraphique (1952), 160.
